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Ressa: Journalist Cimatu's libel conviction 'sends very difficult signal'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 11:16 AM

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa said the cyber libel conviction of Baguio-based journalist Frank Cimatu was a freedom of speech issue. Read more »

Musk reinstates some banned Twitter accounts, not Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 10:55 AM

The accounts of comedian Kathy Griffin, psychologist Jordan Peterson and conservative parody site Babylon Bee 'have been reinstated'. Read more »

3 Pinoy Twitter users react to Musk's platform overhaul

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 02:03 PM

As Elon Musk starts implementing big changes on Twitter after taking over the social media giant, three Filipino users of the platform give their take on the planned overhaul. Read more »

Twitter takeover raises fears of climate misinformation surge

Roland Lloyd Parry, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 01:12 PM

Climate change deniers looking to block action could have free rein on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover, analysts warned. Read more »

Marcos Jr. says to protect rights of media

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 10:38 PM

'Under my lead, we will support and protect the rights of the media as they efficiently perform their duty,' President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said. Read more »

KWF reviewing order vs alleged subversive books: chair

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 10:15 PM

The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino is reviewing a memorandum signed by two of its commissioners for the pull-out and termination of publication of five allegedly subversive books, the agency’s chair said Tuesday. Read more »

[OPINION] The mass media mirage

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Aug 11 03:58 AM

Is our oasis, this reputed bastion of free speech, nothing but a mirage? Read more »

Makabayan blasts order blocking websites of progressive groups

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 12:04 AM

Members of the Makabayan bloc on Wednesday blasted the NTC order to block websites of progressive groups and some independent media. Read more »

Ai Ai de las Alas condemns persona non grata resolution

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 11:50 PM

Ai Ai de las Alas condemned Wendesday the controversial resolution of the Quezon City council declaring her persona non grata in the city, along with director Darryl Yap, triggered by their April 2022 election campaign video making fun of re-elected mayor Joy Belmonte with an image of a defaced city logo. Read more »

New PCOO chief blames lack of discourse for spread of misinformation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 02:11 PM

Incoming Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles on Tuesday said the "lack of discourse" on important issues and events has led to the spread of misinformation and disinformation, especially during the 2022 national elections. Read more »

No need to boost press freedoms after ‘Suisse Secrets’: committee

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 09:00 AM

A Swiss parliamentary committee on Friday rejected calls to overhaul banking secrecy rules that critics warn stifle free speech in the country. Read more »

[OPINION] May Day Eve

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at May 05 12:04 AM

As god-fearing citizens dutybound to protect our democracy, we continue to pray that next week, a different May Day mirror-image appears, where true representative democracy prevails and we indeed see, not a demon, but ourselves reflected back. Read more »

Pulse Asia: On disinformation regarding our pre-election surveys

Ronald Holmes, Pulse Asia president
Posted at May 03 09:26 PM

We thank esteemed statistician, Dr. Romulo Virola, for taking the time in analyzing data from our surveys. Nonetheless, it is important to correct his assertions as regards the flaws in our surveys. Read more »

Musk purchase puts Twitter moral champion in crosshairs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 05:23 AM

Musk has vowed to be a free speech absolutist when he takes control of the global messaging platform as part of a $44 billion deal. Read more »

Journalism groups brand Musk’s Twitter deal ‘bad news’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 11:55 PM

Critics of the Musk takeover of Twitter fear a future that could exacerbate opportunities to attack journalists and threaten the anonymity of users. Read more »

Musk says he has financing to take Twitter buyout bid to investors

John Biers, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 08:32 AM

Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in financing for a possible hostile takeover of Twitter and is "exploring" a direct tender offer to shareholders, according to a securities filing released Thursday. Read more »

No joke: Political satire in Venezuela a risky business

Esteban Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 21 12:08 PM

Efforts to control free speech in Venezuela are nothing new. Read more »

Cambodia steps up surveillance with new internet gateway

Suy Se and Lisa Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 04:36 PM

It is the latest move by authoritarian ruler Hun Sen to clamp down on dissent in a country that has arrested dozens for online posts in recent years, critics say. Read more »

On election disinformation

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Dec 24 12:08 AM

Disinformation imperils democracy because information plays such a huge part in democratic consolidation, particularly in ensuring free and fair elections. Read more »

It is time for the Philippines to decriminalize libel

Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury and Amal Clooney
Posted at Oct 12 06:26 PM

To address the grave threats faced by journalists, the Philippine authorities must also protect their physical safety and stop filing abusive cases to bankrupt and silence journalists whose reporting exposes government wrongdoing. Read more »